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1he Lerm pollotloo refers prlmarlly Lo Lhe foullng of alr waLer and
land by wasLes chemlcal or oLher agenL LhaL renders parL of Lhe
envlronmenL unflL for lnLended or deslred use ln recenL years lL has
come Lo slgnlfy a wlder range of dlsrupLlons Lo envlronmenLal quallLy
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olluLlon ls noL a new phenomenon As humans moved from
nomadlc Lo seLLled socleLles however polluLlon lncreased ln
magnlLude becomlng a real problem for Lhe envlronmenL and lLs
human and nonhuman lnhablLanLs 1hroughouL hlsLory and Lo Lhls
day polluLlon Louches all parLs of Lhe envlronmenLLhe waLer Lhe
alr and Lhe land

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1LS CI CLLU1ICN
1 A|r o||ut|on 2 WA1Lk CLLU1ICN
3 Land o||ut|on

1 A|r o||ut|on
Alr ls Lhe ocean ln whlch we breaLhe Alr supplles us wlLh oxyqeo
whlch ls essenLlal for our bodles Lo llve Alr ls 999 nlLrogen oxygen
waLer vapor and lnerL gases uman acLlvlLles can release subsLances lnLo
Lhe alr some of whlch can cause polluLlon problems for humans planLs
and anlmals
When people Lhlnk abouL alr polluLlon Lhey usually Lhlnk abouL smog
acld raln ClCs and oLher forms of alr polluLlon 8uL alr polluLlon ls of Lwo
Lypes lndoor alr polluLlon and ouLdoor alr polluLlon
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Cutdoor A|r o||ut|on
Smog ls a Lype of largescale ouLdoor polluLlon lL ls caused by
chemlcal reacLlons beLween polluLanLs derlved from dlfferenL
sources prlmarlly auLomoblle exhausL and lndusLrlal emlsslons
ClLles are ofLen cenLers of Lhese Lypes of acLlvlLles and many suffer
from Lhe effecLs of smog especlally durlng Lhe warm monLhs of Lhe
year
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Indoor A|r o||ut|on
1here are many sources of lndoor alr polluLlon 1obacco smoke
cooklng and heaLlng appllances and vapors from bulldlng maLerlals
palnLs furnlLure eLc cause polluLlon lnslde bulldlngs olluLlon
exposure aL home and work ls ofLen greaLer Lhan ouLdoors 1he
Callfornla Alr 8esources 8oard esLlmaLes LhaL lndoor alr polluLanL
levels are 2362 greaLer Lhan ouLslde levels and can pose serlous
healLh problems
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LIILC1S CI AIk CLLU1ICN
1 Smog
2 1emperaLure lnverslon
Acld raln
4 Creen house effecL
3 Czone depleLlon
6 LffecLs on human healLh
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SCLU1ICNS 1C AIk CLLU1ICN
Cnce exposure levels have been seL sLeps can be underLaken
Lo teJoce exposote Lo alr polluLlon 1hese can be accompllshed by
regulaLlon of manmade polluLlon Lhrough leglslaLlon Many
counLrles have seL conLrols on polluLlon emlsslons for
LransporLaLlon vehlcles and lndusLry 1hls ls usually done Lo
Lhrough a varleLy of coordlnaLlng agencles whlch monlLor Lhe alr
and Lhe envlronmenL ome and work envlronmenLs should be
monlLored for adequaLe alr flow and proper exhausL sysLems
lnsLalled Cnly Lhrough Lhe efforLs of sclenLlsLs buslness leaders
leglslaLors and lndlvlduals can we reduce Lhe amounL of alr
polluLlon on Lhe planeL 1hls challenge musL be meL by all of us ln
order Lo assure LhaL a healLhy envlronmenL wlll exlsL for ourselves
and our chlldren llnd ouL WhaL you can do Lo reduce alr
polluLlon"
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2 WA1Lk CLLU1ICN
WaLer polluLlon ls of many Lypes 1hey are as follows
1 olnLsource polluLlon
2 nonpolnLsource polluLlon
Surface waLer polluLlon
4 CroundwaLer polluLlon
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CAUSLS CI WA1Lk CLLU1ICN
1 Chemlcals used by farmers
2 1oxlc wasLage produced by lndusLrlal processes
ConsLrucLlon lndusLry
4 naLural caLasLrophes
3 LlLLerlng on waLer
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Lffects of Water o||ut|on
1 1he food chaln ls damaged
2 ulseases can spread vla polluLed waLer
Acld raln
4 olluLanLs ln Lhe waLer wlll alLer Lhe overall chemlsLry of Lhe waLer
3 Marlne food sources are conLamlnaLed
6 AlLered waLer LemperaLures (due Lo human acLlons) can klll Lhe
marlne llfe
(lcLured follow ls a LurLle wlLh a parLly
consumed plasLlc bag ln lLs mouLh)
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So|ut|ons to Water o||ut|on
1 Clean agrlculLure
2 Crganlc foods
1he preservaLlon of naLural weLlands
4 LeglslaLlon and ConLrol
3 use of WaLer olluLlon ConLrol equlpmenLs (plc12)
1 2
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3 Land o||ut|on
Land polluLlon baslcally ls abouL conLamlnaLlng Lhe land surface
of Lhe LarLh Lhrough dumplng urban wasLe maLLer lndlscrlmlnaLely
dumplng of lndusLrlal wasLe mlneral explolLaLlon and mlsuslng Lhe
soll by harmful agrlculLural pracLlces
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Causes of |and po||ut|on
1 lncrease ln urbanlzaLlon
2 lncrease ln agrlculLural land
uomesLlc wasLe
4 AgrlculLural acLlvlLles
3 lndusLrlal acLlvlLles
6 Sollds from Sewage 1reaLmenL
7 Carbage
8 Ashes
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Lffects of |and po||ut|on
1 LxLermlnaLes wlld llfe
2 Acld raln kllls Lrees and oLher planLs
vegeLaLlon LhaL provldes food and shelLer ls desLroyed
4 lL can serlously dlsrupL Lhe balance of naLure and ln exLreme
cases can cause human faLallLles
3 SmoLhered hablLaLs where aquaLlc anlmals feed and llve Lhus
drlvlng Lhem ouL of a home
6 8educed oxygen levels from decomposlLlon of organlc maLerlal
dumped from dralns
7 lncreased human healLh rlsks from syrlnges broken glass and
cans washlng onLo creek banks and beaches
8 8educed aesLheLlc appeal of areas from llLLer sLrewn on banks and
beaches Lhus reduclng recreaLlon and LourlsL appeal
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So|ut|ons to |and po||ut|on
1 eople should be educaLed and made aware abouL Lhe harmful
effecLs of llLLerlng
2 lLems used for domesLlc purposes oughL Lo be reused or recycled
ersonal llLLer should be dlsposed properly
4 Crganlc wasLe maLLer should be dlsposed ln areas LhaL are far
away from resldenLlal places
3 lnorganlc maLLer such as paper plasLlc glass and meLals should be
reclalmed and Lhen recycled
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ow to Stop o||ut|on
?ou can do your share by ellmlnaLlng Lhe use chemlcal based
cleaners repalrlng your car leaks reporLlng dumplng of Loxlc
wasLe and dlsposlng hazardous wasLe aL hazardous wasLe
collecLlon cenLers
1 SeL up green power ln your home Lo mlnlmlze Lhe use of
elecLrlclLy whlch ls one of Lhe blggesL polluLanLs of Lhe
envlronmenL
2 Lncourage organlc farmlng
roper garbage dlsposal
4 8ecycle garbage
3 8educe use of herblcldes and pesLlcldes
6 Avold over packaged lLems
7 LfflclenL uLlllzaLlon of resources and reduclng wasLage
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Conc|us|on
lL ls hlgh Llme LhaL we Lake Lhls lssue of roblems of olluLlon
serlously or lL wlll desLroy our planeL lf Lhe polluLlon goes on
lncreaslng on Lhe presenL raLe Lhere wlll be no fuLure on LarLh for
our comlng generaLlons
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